Visit with cousin Katelyn

My little brother and his wife and baby were sealed together in the Columbia River temple this weekend. It was such a sweet experience. This is a video of Nolan and his cousin.

Woodland Park Zoo

Last Saturday we went to Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo with my parents. We had read probably every book the library had on zoo theme topics and we were ready! We has a blast! We walked for 6 hours and saw pretty much everything! It is a great zoo with beautiful animals, habitats and foliage. Here are just a few pictures:

There were so many beautiful flowers all around the zoo, here are a few:




Here is Matt wispering to Nolan about the animals while we waited in line to get in.

Now to the animals:

Milking a cow!


Granpa and Nolan checking out the goats. There was even one that looked just like the one Grandpa had a a little boy!


Us on the elephant.


Grandma and Grandpa Stanfield watching Nolan watch the elephants.


Watching the giraffes.


Feeding the giraffes!


Check out this one's tongue! Nolan was fearless when feeding the giraffes!


Trying to feed the birds.


Got one!


A monkey on my back!


The otters would swim right in front of Nolan and do flips and cool dives. Very entertaining.


Touching a snake, Gross!


This mommy gorilla just sat there and watched as her baby jumped around, climbed and tumbled around. So cute! Nolan was glued to the glass for this one.


Us on the gorilla.


Nolan pretty much ran to and from each exhibit! Boy did he sleep well that night!


There it is!


Gpa, Gma, me, Nolan and Matt. Woodland Park Zoo 8.30.08

and curly . . .

So, here are some pictures of what the back looks like and how it looks curly.

I cut my hair!!!

I was really nervous to get it cut so drastically, she cut 13 inches off! But, I love it!!! Matt likes it too, he says its "so soft and touchable"!

Family Pictures

I realized we haven't had a family picture in almost two years! Nolan sat still long enough to snap a few, these are my favorites . . .

The Guys at Fish Lake

Matt has so many fun childhood memories of weekend camping and fishing trips to Fish Lake. He was really looking forward to Nolan growing old enough to come along. Matt and his dad, brother Mike and nephew Colby took a guys weekend trip to the lake a fw weekends ago and I drove Nolan up for the day to fish for a bit. It was a fun day for everyone!

A HOUSE!

As many of you know, we have outgrown our little 550 sq.ft. apartment and have been looking for a house for a few months now. We have really tried to be patient and trust that the right one would come along . . . we finally are moving in to a house! We are so excited about the HUGE fenched back yard (which Nolan calls his "ballfield") and the room this home will allow for our family. We are in the middle of moving right now so I'll post some pictures once we get a bit more settled.
Horray!